Mark Olshaker
Mark Olshaker | |
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| Born | February 28, 1951 Washington, D.C. U.S. |
| Alma mater | George Washington University |
| Occupation | Author |
Mark Olshaker (born February 28, 1951) is an American author from
FBI agent John E. Douglas in writing books about criminal and investigative psychology. In 1995, they formed Mindhunters, Inc. and later released Mindhunter: Inside the FBI's Elite Serial Crime Unit, which was made into a Netflix series Mindhunter in 2017.[1][2]
Olshaker worked with public health scientist,
Deadliest Enemy: Our War Against Killer Germs.[3] In his New York Times article "We’re Not Ready for a Flu Pandemic", Olshaker criticized the lack of funding the government invested in developing a flu vaccine, citing the National Institutes of Health only received $32 million and Biomedical Advanced Research received $43 million for such research in 2017.[4][5]
Olshaker is a supporter of victims' rights.[6]
Publications
- Douglas, John E., Mark Olshaker. Mindhunter: Inside the FBI's Elite Serial Crime Unit. New York: Scribner. 1995. ISBN 978-0-671-01375-2
- Douglas, John E., Mark Olshaker. Journey into Darkness. New York: Scribner. 1997. ISBN 978-0-684-83304-0
- Douglas, John E., Mark Olshaker. Obsession: The FBI's Legendary Profiler Probes the Psyches of Killers, Rapists and Stalkers and Their Victims and Tells How to Fight Back. New York: Scribner. 1998. ISBN 978-0-684-84560-9
- Douglas, John E., Mark Olshaker. The Anatomy of Motive: The FBI's Legendary Mindhunter Explores the Key to Understanding and Catching Violent Criminals. New York: Scribner. 1999. ISBN 978-0-684-84598-2
- Douglas, John E., Mark Olshaker. ISBN 978-0-684-84600-2
- Douglas, John E., Mark Olshaker. Law & Disorder. New York: Kensington 2013. ISBN 978-0-7582-7312-3
- Douglas, John E., Mark Olshaker. The Killer Across the Table: Unlocking the Secrets of Serial Killers and Predators with the FBI's Original Mindhunter. New York: HarperCollins. 2020. ISBN 978-0-0629-1064-6
- Douglas, John E., Mark Olshaker. The Killer's Shadow: The FBI's Hunt for a White Supremacist Serial Killer. Dey Street Books. 2020[7]
- Douglas, John E., Mark Olshaker. When a Killer Calls: A Haunting Story of Murder, Criminal Profiling, and Justice in a Small Town. Dey Street Books. 2022[8]
Fiction
- Douglas, John E., Mark Olshaker. Broken Wings (Mindhunters). Atria. 1999. ISBN 978-0-671-02391-1
See also
- Crime Classification Manual
- FBI Method of Profiling
- Forensic psychology
- Investigative psychology
- Offender profiling
- John E. Douglas
References
- ^ Patrick Harbron (2017-10-19). "Real 'Mindhunter' speaks: Why Netflix's serial-killer drama is different". Philly. Retrieved 2018-02-02.
- ^ Keaney, Quinn (2017-10-18). "The Real-Life People and Stories That Inspired Mindhunter's 3 Core Characters". POPSUGAR Entertainment. Retrieved 2018-02-02.
- ^ Astor, Maggie (30 January 2018). "1918 Brought an Armistice, but Also a World of Death". The New York Times. Retrieved 2018-02-02.
- ^ Miller, Henry I. (22 January 2018). "Stop lollygagging and step up the search for a 'universal' flu vaccine". chicagotribune.com. Retrieved 2018-02-02.
- ^ Flam, Faye (2 February 2018). "Why we're still unprepared for flu and other crises". The Frederick News-Post. Retrieved 2018-02-02.
- ^ Kentner, D. A. "The Readers' Writers: Bestselling authors John Douglas and Mark Olshaker". The Repository. Retrieved Dec 17, 2019.
- ^ "A White Supremacist Serial Killer and His First Victims". CrimeReads. 2020-12-02. Retrieved 2022-09-16.
- ^ Noble, Barnes &. "When a Killer Calls: A Haunting Story of Murder, Criminal Profiling, and Justice in a Small Town|Paperback". Barnes & Noble. Retrieved 2022-09-16.
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